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compter

/ˈkɒmptə/

noun compters

obsolete A counter (token used for keeping count). Let me see: every 'leven wether tods, every tod yields pound and odd shilling; fifteen hundred shorn, what comes the wool to? […] I cannot do't without compters.
historical A prison attached to a city court; a counter. Each sheriff had his own compter, which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries.

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@misc{compter_2026,
  title = {compter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}